Spring 2013 Schedule

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Spring 2013 Schedule

Date
 Chapter
 Coverage
 Readings
 Assignment
 Due Date
01/10/2013
 Introduction
Read the 3 week1 articles and be prepared to discuss in class.

01/17/2013
 Chapter 1
 The Threat Environment
 SC Mag Video: What is Security (Bruce Schneier)
SC Mag Video: Guarding against insider malfeasance...
SC Mag Video: Shifting the advantage from attacker to defender
 Finalize Groups for research/project report.
 01/24/2013
01/24/2013
 Chapter 2
 Planning & Policy
One Sentence Topic Title (for approval)
 01/31/2013
01/31/2013
 Module A
 Networking Concepts


02/07/2013
 Chapter 3
 Cryptography up to page 171
 Read the Cryptography Readings from the Class Readings page
 Paper/Project Summary and Assessment Plan
 02/14/2013
02/14/2013
 Chapter 3 & Chapter 4
 Ch 3 171-185; Secure Networks


02/15/2013 to 02/20/2013
 Exam 1 (Chapter 1-4, Module A, Readings)



02/21/2013
 Chapter 5
 Access Controls
Paper/Project Rough Draft/
 02/28/2013
02/28/2013
 Readings
 Passwords
 Read the required readings from the Password section of the Class Readings

03/07/2013
 Spring Break



03/11/2013
 Withdrawal Deadline



03/14/2013
 Chapter 6
 Firewalls
Access Control Simulation
 03/21/2013
03/21/2013
 Chapter 7 & 8
 Host Hardening & Application Security
 Read the required Application Hardening articles section of the Class Readings

03/28/2013
 Chapter 9 & 10
 Data Protection & Incident and Disaster Response


04/04/2013
 Readings
 SOX IT Readings
 Read the four required readings
from the IT Control and SOX section
of the Class Readings
 Security in the News
 04/11/2013
04/11/2013
 Readings
 COSO, COBIT, ERM
 From the Frameworks & Standards page, read:
 Final Paper
 04/18/2013
04/18/2013
 TBD
 Additional Readings or Research Presentations
  1. Cyberattack's abound yet companies tell SEC losses are few
By Chris Strohm, Eric Engleman and Dave Michaels - Apr 3, 2013)
  1. CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 2 S.E.C. (This guidance provides the Division of Corporation Finance's views regarding disclosure obligations relating to cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents)
  2. ERM for cloud computing (COSO)
    2012 Chan.pdf
  3. PWC Eye of the Storm: Key findings from the 2012 Global State of Information Security Survey:
    PwC_GSISS-2.pdf
  4. Investigating the Perceived Threats of Computerized Accounting Information Systems in Developing Countries: An Empirical Study on Saudi Organizations (Abu-Musa, 2006)
    1-s2.0-S1319157806800017-main.pdf

04/19/2013 to 04/25/2013
 Final Exam (5-10) and Readings